Latest Military Awards Stories
Senator pushes Medal of Honor upgrade for Marine sergeant who threw back enemy grenade in Vietnam
Airman awarded Bronze Star for providing live-saving care to more than 600 casualties in the US fight against ISIS
Sailors who stopped Corpus Christi terror attack may receive awards
US troops responding to the COVID-19 pandemic could receive hazardous duty pay and awards
MQ-9 Reaper crew awarded Air Force Achievement Medals for quick response to RPG attack on C-130
COVID-19 delays Congressional Gold Medal for many Chinese-American WWII vets
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s new kit was inspired by a Medal of Honor recipient
C-130 aircrew receives Combat Action Medal for dodging RPG over Afghanistan
Former Green Beret Ron Shurer receives the Medal of Honor
29 Purple Hearts awarded for Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base
A retiring Navy dog sniffed out bombs for 6 years. Last week he received a commendation
Several troops diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury after Iran’s missile attack will receive Purple Hearts
Unbelievable hero finally awarded the Medal of Honor after 34 years.
Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader
Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ parody actually got military awards right
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David Roza and James Clark
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This WWII medic treated grunts even after taking shrapnel wounds. Now he’s finally getting a Purple Heart
Trump directs Army to award 30th Infantry Division with Presidential Unit Citation for heroism during WWII
75 years ago, this Medal of Honor recipient braved a ‘death-sown’ minefield to reach 2 injured soldiers
Trump awards retired Army Gen. Jack Keane the Presidential Medal of Freedom
3 sailors killed in NAS Pensacola shooting will receive Purple Hearts
Air Force crew receives medals for ‘legendary airmanship’ in 9-hour firefight against ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan
America’s newest Medal of Honor recipient is now a sergeant major
Medal of Honor recipient, Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia, speaks about his service, and the relationship to Army Values.
A legendary Navy pilot recounts how he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses in a single week
This Vermont nonprofit returns lost or stolen medals of valor to the veterans who earned them
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Chris Anderson, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
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Navy EOD chief awarded Silver Star for saving teammates during intense firefight in Iraq
NATO gave Polish firefighters an award for putting out a US Army Stryker that burst into flames
Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting
Over 100 Coasties died in a U-boat attack in 1918. Now, the Coast Guard wants to give Purple Hearts to their descendants
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Adam Sennott, Wicked Local Metro, Needham, Mass.
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Marine grunt being considered for award after saving 3 from fiery car crash
New Vietnam War movie ‘The Last Full Measure’ takes some well-deserved shots at the military’s award process
This Marine was wounded when his truck hit a land mine. 50 years later, he finally received his Purple Heart
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Binghui Huang, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
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There’s a petition calling for a ‘War on Drugs’ medal. Here are 11 other awards also worth considering
Green Berets receive dozens of combat awards for ‘valorous actions’ during Afghanistan deployment
Enlisted Medal of Honor recipients and POWs can now have full-honor burials at Arlington
Heroic Coasties receive Distinguished Flying Crosses for rescuing hundreds from Hurricane Harvey
Coast Guard pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for saving lives during Hurricane Harvey
2 Air Force special operations medics receive Silver Star for saving dozens in Afghanistan battles
Navy posthumously awards aviator and air crew wings to 3 sailors killed in Pensacola shooting
Georgia Army vet admits to lying about receiving Purple Heart and Silver Star
Two A-10 pilots receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing troops under heavy fire in Afghanistan
Former Green Beret pardoned by Trump for alleged murder wants his Distinguished Service Cross back
A new Vietnam War film tells a story of battlefield heroism, and the desperate fight to see it recognized
Land navigation and fitness failures are keeping soldiers from their Expert Soldier Badges
Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
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Steve Scherer, Reuters
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A new documentary tells the heroic story of the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor since Vietnam
Navy halts process to revoke tridents for Eddie Gallagher and three other SEALs
Trump vows the Navy will not revoke Eddie Gallagher’s SEAL trident
Navy could take away tridents for Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
Air Force JTAC to receive Silver Star for heroism in twin firefights in Afghanistan
New bills would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Army Rangers of WWII
Air Force Special Tactics Chief awarded Silver Star for raining hell on the enemy in Afghanistan
An Army staff sergeant was finally awarded the Silver Star he earned 75 years ago
It’s the birthday of the Marine Corps — and its first Post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipient
Exclusive: These valor award citations show the remarkable heroism on display during the 2017 Niger ambush
Here’s what you need to do to receive a Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal
This Green Beret earned a Medal of Honor by being everywhere at once during a hellacious Afghan battle
Soldier takes top honor at Army’s best medic competition
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Kathy Leigh Berkowitz, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.
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46 Medal of Honor recipients came together for a hockey game, and this badass photo was the result
Green Beret to receive the Medal of Honor for saving 4 wounded soldiers in Afghanistan
‘He’s the definition of a hero’ — Army captain receives Soldier’s Medal for saving man from burning car
One special ops deployment resulted in 21 Purple Hearts, 7 Bronze Stars, and 5 Silver Stars for combat heroism
This hero airman saved a child’s life on the way to pick up an award for doing a bunch of other heroic things
WWII ‘Hero of Cologne’ finally receives Bronze Star nearly 75 years after legendary showdown with Nazi tank